2018

FIA World Rallycross championship organisers have confirmed a new TV deal with Channel 4 in the United Kingdom which will see highlights packages scheduled directly before its Formula 1 coverage.

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari is not yet a “true match” for Mercedes despite winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, adding his team are not as quick as 12 months ago. 

Aprilia is set to try a carbon fibre swingarm on its RS-GP for the first time during private MotoGP testing at Jerez this week.

Sergio Perez is confident Force India will soon be able to compete for points finishes in Formula 1 after missing out on the top ten in the Australian Grand Prix.

Josh Price will contest a second season in the British Touring Car Championship with Team BMR, as he fills the final slot on the 32-car 2018 grid.

Charles Leclerc believes the Alfa Romeo Sauber team maximised its potential to finish 13th in Sunday’s Formula 1 season-opener in Australia. 2017 Formula 2 champion Leclerc made his F1 debut at Albert Park on Sunday with Sauber, having qualified 18th.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen were unable to extract the true potential of their Formula 1 cars during the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. 

Sergey Sirotkin’s Formula 1 debut lasted just three full laps after a sandwich bag blew onto the track and got caught in his Williams car, ultimately causing him to suffer a brake failure that resulted in retirement from the race.

Lewis Hamilton is anticipating another close battle with Formula 1 rivals Ferrari in Bahrain, after losing out to Sebastian Vettel in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. 

Looking back on the Australian Grand Prix weekend and the start of the new Formula 1 season, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith puts together his driver ratings. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes:  9

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has explained what happened to cause its both its cars to retire from the 2018 Formula 1 opener in Australia and how it plans to bounce back.

Valentino Rossi won't be surprised to see the Qatar MotoGP order shaken-up again next time out in Argentina. Both Rossi and team-mate Maverick Vinales were able to turn around a poor qualifying to set a competitive pace in the season-opening race.

Eugene Laverty has sustained a broken pelvis in a horrific crash during race two of the Thailand World Superbike round after being hit accidently by MV Agusta’s Jordi Torres.

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Pierre Gasly says suffering an MGU-H component failure at the 2018 Formula 1 season opener in Australia will be a “pain in the ass” later in the year for Toro Rosso Honda due to the component number cut down.

When I filed my race report for the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, I used the phrase “Ferrari nails its strategy” in the headline , which resulted in a bit of push-bac

Valtteri Bottas reckons he could have secured a better result in the Australian Grand Prix had it not been for a cooling miscalculation on his Mercedes Formula 1 car. 

Tidying up all the odds and ends following race day in Melbourne and the start of the new season, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull’s race pace proves it can challenge Ferrari on a regular basis in 2018, having narrowly missed out on a podium in the Australian Grand Prix. 

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Full race two results for the second round of the 2018 World Superbike Championship at the Chang International Circuit (Buriram), Thailand.   1. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R 20 laps

Max Verstappen felt pleased to have escaped the Australian Grand Prix with some points under his belt following a wild Formula 1 season-opener for the Red Bull driver that ultimately saw him finish sixth at the chequered flag.

Carlos Sainz Jr revealed he almost vomited during the Australian Grand Prix after a problem with his Renault car’s drinks system left him battling against a queasy stomach. 

Kimi Raikkonen was surprised Ferrari did not inform him about Sebastian Vettel's race-winning strategy during Sunday's Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, but felt pleased to play a part in a double-podium finish for the team.